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The MayDay came in just before 5pm yesterday afternoon and the sailor was rescued at 4am this morning some 40 miles from the area of the initial search.
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Wightlink and HM Coastguard are collaborating to enhance safety procedures in Solent waters
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A male and female walker got trapped in mud up to their waists yesterday, having to be rescued by the Fire Service. Here's some details and advice on how to avoid having the same fate.
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Man and woman rescued after falling from cliff-top footpath in Freshwater.
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Every hour that passes, something even more strange comes out about this car-carrying cargo ship. Here's the latest from the boss of the company. Oh and it's also leaning over even further says the MCA. We've got some new detailed photos, shot on a long lens.
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The new National Maritime Operations Centre (NMOC) in Hampshire becomes operational for the very first time this week.
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Using a parasol as a sail, after tying a handful of items together - including a door - with washing line to make a raft, man risks his life in attempted journey to Alum Bay from the Mainland.
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A whopping 50% of people still don’t know to call 999 and ask for the Coastguard in a coastal emergency - despite the phone service being launched half a century ago. The 1960's MCA campaign is now updated.
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Several boats are involved in the search for a person who jumped overboard the Portsmouth to Isle of Wight ferry.
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If cars are parked across the coastal access points it will slow down the response time to emergency call outs
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Fire, Police, Coastguard and Ambulance service are all in attendance of the landslide where several people have been rescued
